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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Mademoiselle come?
(a) Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Switzerland.

2. From where is the family returning to Russia?
(a) An autumn in London.
(b) Almost an entire year abroad.
(c) A winter in Greece.
(d) A summer in France.

3. What does Nabokov investigate about his family?
(a) Their relationship to the tsar.
(b) Their religion.
(c) The family's coat of arms.
(d) Their country of origin.

4. How long does the family stay in Paris?
(a) One week.
(b) Six months.
(c) One night.
(d) One month.

5. What is seen as a dreaded event?
(a) Speaking in public.
(b) Eating.
(c) Writing.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is the aristocratic Nabokov house stocked?

2. Why does little Vladimir close his eyes at the bottom of each stairway?

3. What is their mother's reaction when she sees that her children have opened the presents from their stockings early and poorly rewrapped them?

4. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?

5. What does Nabokov call the process of using both the English and Russian translations of "Speak, Memory" to shape the current work?

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